Sussex-Surry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bage, Joe S., 2004 

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JOE SMITH BAGE 

  Joe Smith Bage, 84, passed away Aug. 21, 2004 at his home in Delray Beach, 
Fl.  He was also a resident of Waverly.  He was born in Surry County on June 
17, 1920 of the late John William Bage and Adelaide Seawall Bage.

  Mr. Bage was a veteran of WWII, serving in Scotland, France and Belgium. 
During the war he was honored in Scotland with a stained-glass window for 
representing the American soldier.

  After graduating from the University of Richmond in 1954, he worked as a 
schoolteacher in Paige County.  He spent the rest of his life working in the 
advertising business.  He was a member of the Christian Church of Waverly, 
taught Sunday school and read the entire Bible 46 times during his life.  He 
is survived by one sister, Mrs. Garland Gray of Waverly.

  Graveside services were held on Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. in the Waverly Cemetery, 
Waverly.  The family desires that memorials be sent to the Waverly Rescue 
Squad, P.O. Box 318, Waverly, Va. 23890.  The Purviance Funeral Home served 
Mr. Bage’s family in Wakefield.


Joe Smith BAGE, of Waverly & Delray Beach, ad man, WW-II veteran, 
b. 17 Jun 1920, Surry Co., d. 21 Aug 2004, at home, Delray Beach, FL, 
interred in Waverly Cemetery*, 24 Aug 2004, 
donated obit, publication unknown; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Sep. 3, 1970 

*His parents are also buried there. 


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